Perspective.
- Mary Chetcuti
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It’s more than a view.
More than an angle.
It’s the lens we look through—shaped by where we’ve been, what we’ve carried and how gently (or not) we’ve been held.
It’s not always about changing what happened. It’s about allowing space for more than one truth to exist at once.
Perspective is what lets grief and gratitude sit at the same table.
It’s what allows you to say,
“This broke me… and it built something new in me, too.”
It doesn’t mean bypassing pain.
It means honoring how we hold it.
It’s the difference between “Why me?” and “What now?”
Between “This is the end” and “Maybe this is the beginning of something else.”
To me, perspective is a soft kind of power.
It’s how we reclaim our story, not by rewriting the facts but by shifting the frame.
Sometimes the story doesn’t change.
But the way we see it? That changes everything.
A Few Invitations to Shift the Lens
Think of a time when life didn’t go the way you planned. What perspective did you carry then and what perspective feels available to you now, looking back?
Where in your life are you holding a story in only one light? How might the lens shift if you allowed two truths to sit side by side?
If perspective is a soft kind of power, where could choosing a new lens give you more ease, clarity, or compassion right now?
🧡 Mary
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